TREATMENT OF HYPERPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE WITH SUPERANTIGENS IN COMBINATION WITH ANOTHER ANTICANCER AGENT

TRAITEMENT DES MALADIES HYPERPROLIFERANTES A L'AIDE DE SUPER-ANTIGENES COMBINES A UN AUTRE AGENT ANTICANCEREUX

English Abstract

The present invention relates to methods of treating mammals affected by, for
example, a hyperproliferative disease such as cancer, by administering a
tumor~ targeted superantigen and a chemotherapeutic agent, whereby the
administration of the tumor-targeted superantigen and chemotherapeutic agent
reduce the antibody re~sponse and enhance the T cell response. The
superantigen, wild-type or modified, is fused to a target-seeking moiety, such
as an antibody or an antibody active fragment. The combined administration of
a superantigen and a chemotherapeutic agent pro~vides enhanced therapeutic
effects in a treated animal.

French Abstract

Cette invention a pour objet des procédés de traitement des mammifères souffrant, par exemple, de maladie hyperproliférante comme le cancer, par administration d~un super-antigène ciblant la tumeur et d~un agent chimiothérapeutique, l~administration de ceux-ci permettant de réduire la réponse des anticorps et de développer la réponse du lymphocyte T. Le super-antigène, de type sauvage ou modifié, est mêlé à un groupe caractéristique de recherche de cible, tel qu~un anticorps ou un fragment actif d~anticorps. L~administration combinée d~un super-antigène et d~un agent chimiothérapeutique a, sur un animal traité, des effets thérapeutiques améliorés.

Claims

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CLAIMS:

1. The use of a tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid
sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and a chemotherapeutic agent for the production of
a
pharmaceutical preparation for reducing an antibody response to the tumor-
targeted
superantigen in a mammal compared to administration of the superantigen alone,

while not inhibiting or even enhancing the T cell response to the tumor-
targeted
superantigen in the mammal, wherein said pharmaceutical preparation is
formulated
for systemic administration, and wherein said pharmaceutical preparation is
for
treatment of cancer.
2. The use according to claim 1, wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is a
cytostatic drug.
3. The use according to claim 2, wherein the cytostatic drug is an alkylat-
ing agent, antimetabolite, inhibitor of mitosis, anti-tumor antibiotic, or a
platinum
based compound.
4. The use according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the cytostatic drug is an al-
kylating agent which is busulfan, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, melphalan,
carmustine, or lomustine.
5. The use according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the cytostatic drug is an an-
timetabolite which is 5-fluorouracil, gemcitabine, or pemetrexed.
6. The use according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the cytostatic drug is an an-
titumor antibiotic which is doxorubicin, daunorubicin, mitomycin, actinomycin
D, or
bleomycin.
7. The use according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the cytostatic drug is an in-
hibitor of mitosis which is paclitaxel, docetaxel, vinblastine, vincristine,
or etoposide.
8. The use according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the cytostatic drug is a
platimun based compound which is cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin.


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9. The use according to any one of the claims 1-8, wherein the cancer is
lung, breast, colon, kidney, pancreatic, ovarian, stomach, cervix or prostate
cancer.
10. The use according to any one of the claims 1 - 9, wherein the mammal
is a human.
11. A tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and a chemotherapeutic agent for use in the treatment of
cancer,
wherein the combined systemic administration of the tumor-targeted
superantigen and
the chemotherapeutic agent reduce an antibody response to the tumor-targeted
superantigen in a mammal compared to administration of the superantigen alone,

while not inhibiting or even enhancing the T cell response of the tumor-
targeted
superantigen in the mammal.
12. The tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and the chemotherapeutic agent for use according to claim
11,
wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is a cytostatic drug.
13. The tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and the chemotherapeutic agent for use according to claim
12,
wherein the cytostatic drug is an alkylating agent, antimetabolite, inhibitor
of mitosis,
anti-tumor antibiotic, or a platinum based compound.
14. The tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and the chemotherapeutic agent for use according to claim 12
or
13, wherein the cytostatic drug is an alkylating agent which is busulfan,
chlorambucil,
cyclophosphamide, melphalan, carmustine, or lomustine.
15. The tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and the chemotherapeutic agent for use according to claim 12
or
13, wherein the cytostatic drug is an antimetabolite which is 5-fluorouracil,
gemcita-
bine, or pemetrexed.


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16. The tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and the chemotherapeutic agent for use according to claim 12
or
13, wherein the cytostatic drug is an antitumor antibiotic which is
doxorubicin,
daunorubicin, mitomycin, actinomycin D, or bleomycin.
17. The tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and the chemotherapeutic agent for use according to claim 12
or
13, wherein the cytostatic drug is an inhibitor of mitosis which is
paclitaxel,
docetaxel, vinblastine, vincristine, or etoposide.
18. The tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and the chemotherapeutic agent for use according to claim 12
or
13, wherein the cytostatic drug is a platinum based compound which is
cisplatin, car-
boplatin, or oxaliplatin.
19. The tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and the chemotherapeutic agent for use according to any one
of
the claims 11-18, wherein the cancer is lung, breast, colon, kidney,
pancreatic, ovari-
an, stomach, cervix or prostate cancer.
20. The tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid sequence
of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and the chemotherapeutic agent for use according to any one
of
the claims 11-19, wherein the mammal is a human.
21. Use of a tumor-targeted superantigen consisting of the amino acid se-
quence of SEQ. ID. NO. 7 and a chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of
cancer,
wherein the combined systemic administration of the tumor-targeted
superantigen and
the chemotherapeutic agent reduce an antibody response to the tumor-targeted
superantigen in a mammal compared to administration of the superantigen alone,

while not inhibiting or even enhancing the T cell response of the tumor-
targeted
superantigen in the mammal.
22. The use according to claim 21, wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is
a cytostatic drug.


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23. The use according to claim 22, wherein the cytostatic drug is an alkyl-
ating agent, antimetabolite, inhibitor of mitosis, anti-tumor antibiotic, or a
platinum
based compound.
24. The use according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the cytostatic drug is an
alkylating agent which is busulfan, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, melphalan,

carmustine, or lomustine.
25. The use according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the cytostatic drug is an
antimetabolite which is 5-fluorouracil, gemcitabine, or pemetrexed.
26. The use according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the cytostatic drug is an
antitumor antibiotic which is doxorubicin, daunorubicin, mitomycin,
actinomycin D,
or bleomycin.
27. The use according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the cytostatic drug is an
inhibitor of mitosis which is paclitaxel, docetaxel, vinblastine, vincristine,
or
etoposide.
28. The use according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the cytostatic drug is a
platinum based compound which is cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin.
29. The use according to any one of the claims 21-28, wherein the cancer
is lung, breast, colon, kidney, pancreatic, ovarian, stomach, cervix or
prostate cancer.
30. The use according to any one of the claims 21-29, wherein the mam-
mal is a human.
31. The tumor-targeted superantigen and the chemotherapeutic agent for
use according to any one of claims 11-20, wherein the tumor-targeted
superantigen
and the chemotherapeutic agent are for simultaneous or sequential
administration.
32. The use according to any one of claims 21-30, wherein the tumor-
targeted superantigen and the chemotherapeutic agent are for simultaneous or
sequen-
tial administration.

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